Window Menu Extension

The Window Menu Extension enables direct access to DesktopPlus' functionality with a single click on any Window.

The Window Menu Extension

Invoking the Window Menu Extension

The Window Menu Extension can be invoked in a number of ways:

From the Window Menu

The Window Menu is a standard menu that is added to all windows. To activate the Window Menu click the title of a window with the right mouse button. This will display the standard Window Menu, to which a sub menu, "DesktopPlus", has been added by DesktopPlus. This is illustrated below.

The Window Menu

By hotkey

In the Hotkeys tab of the Options Dialog, it is possible to define a hotkey combination for invoking the Window Menu Extension. By default this hotkey is ALT-W. To invoke the Window Menu Extension using the hotkey, first make the Window active by clicking on its title and then invoke the hotkey combination (by default hold down ALT and, while holding down ALT, press W). This will display the Window Menu Extension at the position of the mouse pointer.
By key/mouse click

Right-clicking a Windows title bar whilst holding down the CTRL key, will cause the Window Menu Extension to appear at the position of the mouse pointer. For some Windows it will be necessary to left-click the title bar first. For some other Windows, it may be necessary to hold down both the CTRL and SHIFT keys whilst right-clicking in order to invoke the Window Menu Extension.

As can be seen in the screenshot, above, the Window Menu Extension offers the following options:

Move To Bottom

Moves the Window to the bottom of the stack of currently visible windows.
Always On Top

Allows the "Always On Top" attribute of the Window to be toggled. When this option is checked, the Window will always appear at the top of the stack of visible Windows. When this option is not checked, Windows position in the stack of visible Windows is determined by the order in which it was activated.
Remove from this Desktop

Remove the Window from this Desktop if copies exist on other Desktops. This can also be achieved through the Arrange Dialog. This option is grayed, if no copies of the Window exist on other Desktops.
Roll Up/Down

Reduce the Window to the size of its title bar, or restore it to its original size. This can also be achieved by the Roll Up hotkey, defined in the Hotkeys tab of the Options Dialog.
Hide

Permanently hides the Window. This option should be used with caution. A Window hidden in this way cannot be made visible again (unless the process that owns the Window does so).
Priority

Sets the process priority for the process hosting the Window.

Real Time

Give the process "Real Time" priority. This option should be used with caution, as a process with this priority could consume all processor time available on the system, thus rendering Windows unusable.
High

This gives the process a higher than average priority. The process will receive more processor time (if it is capable of using it) than other processes.
Normal

The normal priority for standard processes. Processor time will be shared equally with other processes.
Low

Lower than average priority

Move to Desktop

Move the Window to another Virtual Desktop (by selecting it from the sub menu). Windows can also be moved in other ways, as described in Moving and Copying Windows between Desktops.
Copy to Desktop

Copy the Window to another Virtual Desktop (by selecting it from the sub menu). Windows can also be copied in other ways, as described in Moving and Copying Windows between Desktops.
Properties

This option provides sub menus containing a lot of technical information relating to the Window. The following information is contained within the sub menus:

Image

This option is located under the File sub menu. This field indicates the image (DLL or application) from which the Window was created.

Process sub menu

The information contained within this sub menu can also be seen in the Arrange Dialog.

ID

The ID of the Window.
Parent ID

The ID of the Windows parent Window.
Owner ID

The ID of the Window which owns the Window.
First Child ID

The ID of the first child Window of the Window.
Next Window

The ID of the next Window in the chain of active Windows.
Class

The Class (the type) of the Window.
Dimensions

Shows the width, height and x and y coordinates of the Window in pixels.
Styles

Shows the Windows Styles (attributes) which are applied to this Window.